| double fault n. Two successive service faults in tennis, resulting in the loss of a point. dou  ble-fault (d b l-fôlt) v. |
double fault Tennis
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Tennis) the serving of two faults in succession, thereby losing a point
vb double-fault
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Tennis) (intr) to serve a double fault
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| Noun | 1. | double fault - (tennis) two successive faults in serving resulting in the loss of the point lawn tennis, tennis - a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court fault - (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area); "he served too many double faults" |
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